The elegant white-stucco facade of No. 12 Hyde Park Street conceals 5 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and a rare luxury in this part of central London—a mature private garden.D. Northcott“The elegant, the prosperous, the polite Tyburnia, the most respectable district of the habitable globe,” marveled the 19th-century English novelist William Makepeace Thackeray. He was lauding the genteel residential neighborhood just north of London’s Hyde Park that he called home. A century or two before, this ancient district had gorier associations as the site of London’s main gallows, where many prisoners met a gruesome end. These days, this leafy triangle of garden squares, cobbled mews streets and white-stucco terraces forms part of the Bayswater district and includes chichi Connaught Village—one of London’s tiniest but most centrally located village-like enclaves—where you can find Persian patisseries, custom wedding gowns and contemporary art. Connaught Village, a quiet corner of charm close to Hyde Park, Bayswater and the shops and restaurants on and around Oxford Street, Park Lane and Edgware Road.ShutterstockBayswater may be less known to an international audience as neighboring Notting Hill, but its railway station, Paddington, is legendary enough to have inspired a hit West End stage show, thanks to its famous furry-mammal namesake. And more importantly, it’s a very handy hub among global jetsetters who want to be at Heathrow airport within half an hour. Further bells will chime loudly from the other famous associations on the doorstep, including Selfridges, Park Lane and Hyde Park—which, along with neighboring Kensington Gardens, Green Park and St. James’s Park, forms an almost continuous 720-acre chain of trees and ponds, lawns and flora. Central London’s green lung. In London’s luxury real estate sphere, Bayswater is also making a sizeable splash. The £3 billion (around $4.04 billion) revamp of its key artery, Queensway, centers around The Whiteley, a famous Victorian shopping emporium reborn as ultra-luxe private residences and the UK’s first Six Senses hotel. Nearby is Park Modern, a new development overlooking Hyde Park, where the recent sale of a £57 million (around $77.6 million) penthouse marked London’s biggest residential deal since 2024. Retail heaven at Selfridges on Oxford Street. The destination department store, with its iconic columned facade, is walking distance from Hyde Park Street.Shutterstock“Bayswater has undergone significant regeneration over the past decade and is now emerging as one of prime central London’s most compelling luxury residential neighborhoods,” says Martin Bikhit, founder and CEO of UK Forbes Global Properties, a newly launched brokerage that will specialize in London’s £10 million-plus market. This is an area that has harnessed the allure of luxury branding, profiting from its world-famous shops and world-class hotels, its historic landmarks and prestigious location to attract wealthy buyers from across the globe. “In this super-prime market, buyers typically want one of two things—either a statement primary address or a high-value asset that enhances their portfolio and fits a particular lifestyle need.”